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Graham Platner’s scandals: Letters to the Editor — June 8, 2026

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The Issue: Endorsements for Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner despite multiple scandals.

Any person in Maine who votes for Graham Platner will redefine the state’s affectionate moniker “Maine-iac” (“Graham’s ‘crackers,’ ” June 5).

No one with a moral compass should vote for this guy. He has all types of baggage that should immediately disqualify him: He’s shown a liking for the Nazi movement via his chest tattoo, sexted six different women while married and has allegedly abused several former partners. He’s shown what an ass he is in his social media posts.

Please Maine, do the right thing in the voting booth and send him packing.

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Platner said that bringing up his past miscues is “politically motivated.” But isn’t everything in politics by definition political? How is bringing up the horrible behavior of a candidate not relevant to the election?

We need to stop blaming things on politics. Nobody seems to take responsibility for their own actions. And when they’re caught, it’s always political.........

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